The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28

How Senator Blackburn Sought to Convert
Kentucky Mounraineers.

How Senator Blackburn Sought to Convert
Kentucky Mounraineers.
Washing gton Special.
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky. arrived in
Washington tonight He says Samuel J. Ran
dali. like Bslshazzar, the Babylonian king, is
reading the writing on the WALL and that he
sees the end of his extreme protective tariff
ideas.
ssI take it," said Senator Blackburn. ''that
Randall is too sensible and practical a man to
stand in the way OF a revision of the tariff. If
he does. he must simply be regarded a mar
plot and man who stands in the way of right
ing his country's wrongs"
'.Ths Democrats hero think Carlisle's back
bone needs stiffening."
YES" replied the Senator "but there will b.
no trouble about that. He will get plenty OF
porous plasters from both Senate and House.
This burdensome svstem of taxation must be
stopped and the millions boarded in the Treas
ury must be decreased. Congress must cuy
down the tariff. We paw al average of 20 per
cent daty the 4 OIL imported articles on our
tariff list; and England pays duty on only thir-
teen. In England no necessary article of life is
taxed, and in this free Republic every necessary
article of life is taxed
during the last campaign ] went into the
mountainous districts of Kentucky to point
where tine people described in Charles Egbert
Craddocks novels live-where .he people are all
Republicans and where they, a rule, believe
in Republican PRINCIPLES. | made speeches on
the tariff showed them that everything they
used, from the swaddline clothes of their babes
to the shrouds of their dead, were loaded down
with taxation. [ told them that the Republican
party had admitted only one thing free of duty,
and that playing cards for the use o.
gamblers; that they taxed. ths
other hand, the old Bibles on which
We raised. Theas were of tha St.
James version, the version of hell fire and brm-
stone, and it was only the new version, which
had not the name '!heli' in It. that the Republic
party admitted free, and when both Housa
and Senate were Republican. passed law de-
cioing the free Importation of 900 Of
these books. This party of God and morality
were only satisfied to take the duty of PLAYING
cards for gam blers aud Bibles without hell to
give Repu blicaus a chancs for future existence
in comfort
Has President Cleveland gained anything by
his Southern trIpf'
81 don't think any in the Democratic
party doubts Clsvelands renomiuatiou. As "a
his election. it is twelve months before the vote
is taken. and the prophet in such matters Otter
turns out tho fool"
.tHow about the second place the ticket
Will Mr.. Carlisle be a candidatel'
Il think he has far too much sense to expect
It. I am however. able TO tell where the Vice.
president will come from. He will come from
the West and his G is Illinois"
.tAnd what will De s namef"
Il don't care 10 answer that question
will it begin with an sM' tAforrisonlF'
mo. IL will oegin with 'B.' Further than
that, don't ear 70 say. save that he lives in
Washington and or an official position
Upon being asks meant Commissioners
Black. the Senate. ed a knowing smile and
lef.